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Leidos wins Defense Logistics Agency JETS program contract - News
February 02, 2017
RESTON, Va. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Leidos to support the J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) program. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract is worth an estimated value of $6 billion if all options are exercised. It's a multiple-award firm-fixed-price contract that spans over a five-year base period of performance and has one three-year option.
Radar/EW
New signal processor for AMRAAM to be developed by USAF, Raytheon - News
February 01, 2017
TUCSON, Ariz. U.S. Air Force and Raytheon engineers will team up to develop a new signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under the Form Fit Function Refresh program (F3R).
Avionics
Four U.S. Navy F-35C aircraft arrive at NAS Lemoore - News
February 01, 2017
LEMOORE, Calif. Naval Air Station (NAS) in Lemoore, California welcomed four of the U.S. Navy's F-35C lighting II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the fleet. It is the first time a new striker-fighter variant has been deployed to a west coast-based squadron, the recently reactivated "Rough Raiders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125.
Avionics
Avionics
BAE Systems' LiteHUD head-up display selected for Scorpion Jet - News
January 30, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Textron AirLand officials selected BAE Systems to deliver its LiteHUD head-up display for the Scorpion jet. The initial order will support the Scorpion?s robust flight test program.
Cyber
Veritas Capital to acquire Harris' government IT business segment - News
January 27, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. Veritas Capital and Harris Corp. officials have entered into an agreement, in which Veritas Capital will acquire Harris' government IT services business for $690 million in cash. The transaction is subject to regulatory review and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of fiscal 2017.
Avionics
Comms
Booz Allen Hamilton completes acquisition of Aquilent - News
January 26, 2017
McLean, Va. Officials at Booz Allen Hamilton closed the acquisition of the Laurel, MD-based digital services firm eGov Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Aquilent) on January 24, 2017. The transaction is expected to add approximately $20 million of revenue through the remainder of Booz Allen?s fiscal year 2017. It is expected to be accretive to Booz Allen earnings and operating margin in fiscal year 2018.
Radar/EW
FAA orders common terminal digitizers from Telephonics Corp. - News
January 26, 2017
New York, N.Y. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials placed production orders with Telephonics Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation) for 34 Common Terminal Digitizer (CTD) systems.
Comms
U.S. Air Force T-X competition moves forward without Raytheon & Leonardo team - News
January 25, 2017
MCKINNEY, Texas. The U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training program will move forward without a Raytheon and Leonarndo team. Company officials have announced they will not pursue a winning bid in the competition.
Radar/EW
Pentek introduces 8-channel A/D XMC module for communications and radar systems at Embedded Tech Trends - News
January 25, 2017
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. Officials at Pentek, Inc. introduced a high-performance data converter XMC module based on the Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale FPGA during Embedded Tech Trends 2017. The Model 71131 is an eight-channel, 250 MHz XMC module featuring 16-bit A/Ds with programmable multiband digital down converters (DDCs).
Radar/EW
Curtiss-Wright's Gen 4 PCIe design meets increased bandwidth requirements - News
January 25, 2017
NEW ORLEANS, La. During this year's Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) in New Orleans, Curtiss Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions officials announced that the company's Gen 4 PCI Express (PCIe) with standard MultiGig RT2 VPX connectors can now meet the increased bandwidth requirements.
Cyber
"Hack the Army" program finds 118 unique and actionable vulnerabilities - News
January 23, 2017
WASHINGTON. Officials released the results of the latest Department of Defense (DoD) bug bounty program, termed "Hack the Army": The three-week scheme found 118 unique and actionable reports; the first vulnerability was found within five minutes of the launch of the program.
Comms
Naval Research Laboratory R&D contract won by Polaris Alpha - EOIR Technologies - News
January 20, 2017
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Electronics Science and Technology Division (ESTD) officials selected Polaris Alpha - EOIR Technologies to provide research, development, and technical services under a five-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract valued an estimated $48 million.
Avionics
NAVAIR avionics projects funding continues through fiscal 2018 - News
January 19, 2017
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. Funding for avionics projects will continue through fiscal 2018. The Navy?s Avionics Component Improvement Program (AvCIP) are accepting proposals from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program offices with more than $10 million in funding for selected projects.
Radar/EW
Comms
Diligent selected for U.S. Air Force COMSEC/CCI tool program - News
January 18, 2017
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. U.S. Air Force officials selected Diligent Consulting Inc. for the Air Force Communications Secure (COMSEC) and Controlled Cryptographic Items (CCI) Accountability and Tracking (COMSEC/CCI) Tool program. A contract worth over $1.5 million under the NETCENTS-2 Application Services Small Business IDIQ vehicle.
Radar/EW
Multi-mission radar order received by RADA for HEL weapon system - News
January 18, 2017
NETANYA, Israel. RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. officials received a Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar-based (MHR) RPS-42 system order for development and testing of a High Energy Laser (HEL) ground-based tactical weapon system from a Far-Eastern customer.
Avionics
F-22 Raptor's head-up display upgrades to digital - News
January 17, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. U.S. Lockheed Martin officials selected BAE Systems to modernize the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor's head-up display (HUD) by upgrading it to a full digital version.
Comms
DARPA SHARE program aims to demo secure exchange of information - News
January 16, 2017
ARLINTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched the Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program, which aims to create a system where information at multiple levels of security classification could be processed on a single handheld device using a secure network that links devices without needing to route traffic through secure data centers.
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